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Congratulations to Wayne Ross
Jul 10, 2014

Colleagues, It is my distinct pleasure to inform you of the important public intellectual role that Wayne Ross has recently been playing in the current teachers’ dispute in the province. This morning (Thursday July 10, 2014) he appeared on CBC Radio’s The Current discussing class size research and related education policy in British Columbia. The […]
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CST Inspired Learning Grant
Jun 27, 2014

Please join me in congratulating Susan Gerofsky, whose PLAYbook cross-faculty, community-engaged project has won a CST Inspired Learning grant <http://learningproject.cst.org>. The PLAYbook team, consisting of Susan Gerofsky, Kris Fox, a landscape architect, and Mariana Brussoni, an assistant professor of Pediatrics and Public Health at the Faculty of Medicine) is an interdisciplinary collaboration of UBC researchers and students working in close partnership […]
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Congratulations to Wayne Ross

I am very pleased to bring to your attention a recent opinion piece by Wayne Ross, “Privatization through the back door” that appeared in the Vancouver Sun on Saturday June 21, 2014. Wayne provides a historical commentary commenting on how, since the BC Liberals ascended to power, we have been subjected to a steady stream […]
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NSERC National Award for Science Promotion
Jun 23, 2014

Congratulations to Jolie Mayer-Smith and Linda Peterat, co-founders of the Intergenerational Landed Learning project at the UBC farm on winning the highly prestigious NSERC National Award for Science Promotion.
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CERA David Bateson New Scholar Award
May 30, 2014

I am most pleased to inform you that Christopher Campbell, doctoral candidate in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, is the recipient for the 2013-2014 CERA David Bateson New Scholar Award.  This award is for the best paper presented by a graduate student in a CERA session at the annual CSSE conference.  Samson Nashon and […]
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Congratulations to Peter Grimmett
May 27, 2014

The Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy is extremely pleased to announce that Professor Peter Grimmett has been selected as the recipient of the Canadian Association of Teacher Education (CATE) Award for Excellence in Research in Teacher Education.
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Bob Hapke recognized for 25 years of service to UBC
May 20, 2014

Bob Hapke was recently recognized for his 25 years of service to UBC at the annual 25 Year Club Dinner on May 6, 2014..
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Dean’s Award for Staff of Excellence 2013-2014
May 14, 2014

Kirsty Robbins is the winner of the 2013-2014 Dean’s Award for Staff of Excellence. Dean Frank presented the award to her on May 12th at the Afternoon Tea with the Dean event.
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Faculty of Education Sessional & Lecturer Teaching Prize 2013-2014
May 10, 2014

Holly Keon is the recipient of the 2013 - 2014 Faculty of Education Sessional & Lecturer Teaching Prize.
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UBC Killam Faculty Teaching Prize 2013 – 2014
May 08, 2014

Colleagues, I am most pleased to to inform you that Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin is the recipient of the 2013 - 2014 UBC Killam Faculty Teaching Prize.
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